Service Announces Proposed Amendment to the Oklahoma Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances for the Lesser Prairie Chicken

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is announcing the Notice of Availability (NOA) for a proposed amendment to the Oklahoma Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances (CCAA) for the lesser prairie-chicken.  Public comments will be accepted on the proposed amendment through January 21, 2014.

The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) has applied for an amendment to their existing CCAA, to increase enrollment from 200,000 acres to 400,000 acres by 2037 throughout the 14 Oklahoma Counties covered by the CCAA.